Andre Marriner will referee a Premier League match this weekend despite sending off the wrong Arsenal player as they lost 6-0 at Chelsea on Saturday.

He will take charge of Southampton’s home game with Newcastle on Saturday.

Marriner gave a penalty during the match at Stamford Bridge after Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain handled in the area – but dismissed Kieran Gibbs.

Oxlade-Chamberlain seemed to tell the referee that he was the culprit but the original decision stood.

Marriner has apologised for the error.

After the game, referees’ body the Professional Game Match Officials Limited said: “Incidents of mistaken identity are very rare and are often the result of a number of different technical factors.

“While this was a difficult decision, Andre is disappointed that he failed to identify the correct player.

“He expressed his disappointment to Arsenal when he was made aware of the issue.”

Uefa spokesperson Pedro Pinto said Marriner’s error highlighted the need for additional goal-line officials.

He tweeted:  “With an additional assistant referee on the end line, referee would not have got that sending off wrong. Technology is not the answer – more eyeballs are the answer.”

BBC